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George Kittle Injury Update
TE · San Francisco 49ers · Status, injury history and fantasy outlook
Updated · synced from the live injury report
Current status
HEALTHY
No current injury designation
Latest
George Kittle’s current injury designation is shown in the live status box above, which updates automatically from the official NFL injury report. He tore his right Achilles in the Jan. 11 wild-card game against Philadelphia and was activated from the PUP list on Aug. 23.
San Francisco eased him in: he played 46% of the snaps in Week 1 on what NFL Network called a pitch count, then caught all four targets for 80 yards and a touchdown against Miami in Week 2. A full practice on Sept. 18 took him off the injury report.
Fantasy Action: Kittle is a TE1 and one of Brock Purdy’s most proven targets; his snap share is the key gauge of whether his ceiling is back to top-five at the position.
Injury timeline — 2026
| Jan 11 | Tore his right Achilles in the wild-card game against Philadelphia (Fantasy Football Calculator). |
| Jan 14 | Underwent Achilles surgery (Fantasy Football Calculator). |
| Aug 23 | Activated from the PUP list and cleared to practice (Fantasy Football Calculator). |
| Aug 30 | Kyle Shanahan said Kittle had taken a step back in his recovery (Fantasy Football Calculator). |
| Sept 10 | Cleared with no designation for Week 1, on a snap limit per NFL Network (Fantasy Football Calculator). |
| Sept 18 | Upgraded to full practice and removed from the Week 2 injury report (Fantasy Football Calculator). |
Earlier seasons
| Season | Injury | Games missed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Achilles tear (playoffs) | 1 |
| 2025 | Ankle sprain | 1 |
| 2025 | Hamstring tear (IR) | 5 |
| 2024 | Hamstring (two separate strains) | 2 |
| 2021 | Calf strain | 3 |
| 2020 | Foot fracture; MCL sprain | 8 |
Played 11 games in 2025 with 57 catches for 628 yards and 7 TDs, earning his seventh Pro Bowl, per StatMuse.
Sources
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Final Week 4 Injury Report: Jefferson, DeVonta Smith Out; Flowers, McLaurin, Evans Questionable
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Tonges Out for the Season; Nico Collins’ Hamstring Clouds Week 2
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Sam Darnold, A.J. Brown Both Hurt in Seahawks’ Week 1 Win Over Patriots; Kittle Cleared for Melbourne
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Malik Nabers Won’t Commit to Week 1 as Kittle, Nacua, Evans Trend Toward Australia Opener
Frequently asked about George Kittle
Is George Kittle injured?
His current official designation is shown in the live status box at the top of this page, which updates automatically from the NFL injury report. He returned this season from the Achilles tear he suffered in January.
Is George Kittle on a snap count after his Achilles injury?
He was in Week 1, playing 46% of snaps. He looked unrestricted in Week 2 with 80 yards and a touchdown, and a full practice on Sept. 18 took him off the injury report.
Where he ranks this week
No injury designation
49ers starters
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